Group GamesChain Tag
In this playground favourite, every player who is caught joins hands with the chaser. The chain grows longer and longer, until it catches the last free runner.
- Players
- 6 or more
- Time
- 10 minutes
- You need
- Open ground
- Ages
- 6 and above
- Type
- Traditional Indian games
How to play
- Mark the edges of the play area. Choose one chaser.
- The chaser tags a runner. They hold hands and chase together.
- Each new player caught joins the chain. Only the two players at the ends can tag, with their free hands.
- If the chain breaks, a tag does not count.
- The last free runner wins and starts the next game as chaser.
Tips and variations
- Free runners may break through the chain between two players if your group allows it. Decide before you start.
More traditional Indian games
- Pitthu (Seven Stones) 20 to 30 minutes
- Stapu (Hopscotch) 15 minutes
- Langdi 15 to 20 minutes
- Vish Amrit (Freeze Tag) 15 minutes
- Oonch Neech 15 minutes
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